The Detroit Red Wings rallied to force overtime in Chicago on Sunday night but fell to the Blackhawks, 2-1, on defenseman Nick Leddy's tally in the extra period.

Leddy was left alone on the left side of the ice as the Blackhawks gained the Detroit zone and took a pass from Viktor Stalberg. Damien Brunner got back to cover Leddy just as he let a shot go, which deflected off Brunner's outstretched stick and past Detroit netminder Jimmy Howard to give the 'Hawks the win at 2:45 of the overtime period.

The Red Wings reached overtime on a Johan Franzen goal at 4:30 of the third period. Franzen jumped up to knock home the rebound of a Damien Brunner chance to tie the game 1-1.

Chicago had opened the scoring early with a Duncan Keith blast from the left faceoff circle just 2:24 into the game, beating Howard high on the stick side on the first power play of the night.

Comment on this Article

The Red Wings look to prove that their 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night wasn't a fluke, as they visit the Chicago Blackhawks tonight.

While the Wings have been reeling, the Blackhawks have been rolling. With a 3-2 win in Columbus last night, the 'Hawks sit at 5-0 on the season. A win tonight would set a new franchise record for victories to start the season.

It's looking like Detroit will get Jonathan Ericsson back in the lineup as they attempt to get above .500 for the first time this season. If he can return from his shoulder and hip injuries, he'll replace Jakub Kindl (who made his first appearance of the season on Friday) on the blue line.

It's worse news for the forward lines, though, as Darren Helm has suffered a setback with his back injury and will be out tonight, replaced by Patrick Eaves.